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Photos and words by Mara Strobel-Lanka. In the age of Instagram perfection, the act of curation has acquired a complicated reputation. While curating a two-dimensional image of an internet persona is both a resourceful millennial tool and a toxic black hole of anti-authenticity, there exist an overwhelming and underappreciated plethora of ways to curate our selves… Continue reading Curating Your Better Self→

Every year, and every Christmas season, seems to pass by quicker than the last. While it's not exactly groundbreaking to remark on the passage of time, it's a pretty common feeling that this holiday has turned the clock treadmill to full speed. As our calendars overflow with cocktail parties, shopping days, and function after function--… Continue reading Merry Everything→

It's no secret that we live in a world of trends. Our social feeds, magazines, and lives are full of them. They are fun, short-lived flings like nose-rings, chokers, and lacing necklines. Sometimes, trends align parallel to our existing affinities, and we live in a short bliss of pop-culture timeliness. Sometimes, trends are healthy and… Continue reading Remaining a Classic→

Just in time for holiday stress and sweater weather, I've arrived in the season of the year (and my life) that doesn't pause for any timeouts, doesn't wait and ask if I'm okay, and certainly doesn't stop when I threaten to give up. On the inside of the millennial obsession with self-care, I've embraced the generation-wide… Continue reading The Finer Things in Life→

The sun is out, the temperature is down, and Momni Boutique is settled into our new (permanent) home in Murray Hill. Ten months of blueprints, inspections, and excitement have brought us to this doorstep, and we couldn't be happier to welcome our community into this bright and brilliant new space. Headed by the unstoppable Joy,… Continue reading Happy Housewarming→

Cool breezes have been stirring up familiar feelings of Fall, and with it, the sun-worn and humid pleasures of Summer are being packed away between beach cover-ups. Through hurricanes and heat waves, we're saying goodbye to summer with a little laugh and a big wave. As Jacksonville celebrates newfound 70-and-sunny paradise, we're taking every excuse… Continue reading Our October Do-List→